The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson explained

The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	King Crimson
Cover:	Condensed 21st Century Guide.jpg
Released:	2006
Recorded:	1969–2003
Genre:	Progressive rock
Label:	Discipline Global Mobile
Producer:	Robert Fripp
Prev Title:	The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson – Volume Two – 1981–2003
Prev Year:	2005

The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson is a compilation by progressive rock band King Crimson, released in 2006. It contains select studio tracks from the two box sets, The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson – Volume One – 1969–1974 and The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson – Volume Two – 1981–2003.

Track listing

Disc Two: In the Studio: 1981–2003

Personnel

King Crimson

• Robert Fripp – guitar, Mellotron, harmonium, sleeve notes, & other devices
• Peter Sinfield – lyrics, illumination, sound and vision
• Michael Giles – percussion, drums, back vocals
• Greg Lake – bass guitar & vocals
• Ian McDonald – reeds, Mellotron, keyboards, vocals, vibraphone, woodwind
• Mel Collins – sax, flute, Mellotron
• Peter Giles – bass guitar
• Gordon Haskell – vocals
• Andrew McCulloch - drums
• Boz Burrell – bass guitar & lead vocals
• Ian Wallace – drums
• Bill Bruford – percussion, drums, electronic percussion, electronic drums
• John Wetton – bass guitar & lead vocals
• David Cross – violin, viola & Mellotron
• Jamie Muir – percussion
• Adrian Belew – guitar & lead vocals
• Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman Stick & backing vocals
• Pat Mastelotto – acoustic/electronic drums and percussion, drum programming
• Trey Gunn – Warr Guitar, talker

Additional personnel

• Keith Tippett – piano
• Robin Miller – oboe, English horn
• Marc Charig – cornet
• Richard Palmer-James – lyrics